Windmill

[Pops]

Not often I get chance for this type of shot.

[cowcrzy06]

Re: Windmill

Pops,
What a beautiful picture. Have you thought of adding an orange filter with photoshop? I really think that would make it ..... pardon the pun,, pop!
it seemed as if the sun may have been setting or rising so why not take advantage of those wonderful colors? The picture is also good just as is also!
Jennifer

[Ian]

Re: Windmill

I think this has a lot of potential (I think, indeed, I have seen it - I've taken the liberty of doing some tweaks to fix the blue haze in the shadows across the fields) - would you mind me posting this?

Ian

[Pops]

Re: Windmill

I think this has a lot of potential (I think, indeed, I have seen it - I've taken the liberty of doing some tweaks to fix the blue haze in the shadows across the fields) - would you mind me posting this?

Ian

Not at all Ian.
I would be very interested. The mothod used would also be appreciated

Incidently the windmill is at a place called 'Heage' near Ripley in Derbyshire and has just undergone a complete renovation. On the day I visited it was closed to the public and I had to take the shots from around 300 yds.

[Ian]

Re: Windmill

Not at all Ian.
I would be very interested. The mothod used would also be appreciated

Incidently the windmill is at a place called 'Heage' near Ripley in Derbyshire and has just undergone a complete renovation. On the day I visited it was closed to the public and I had to take the shots from around 300 yds.

Here you go:



I think this could be improved even more I only spent a couple of minutes on this.

First of all I made some levels and contrast adjustments to crispen up the foreground (mainly the lower half of the frame and the windmill itself). This made little difference to the fields, so using a generously feathered brush in Quick Mask mode I painted over the fields to select them, but not the parts of the picture than didn't have the distance-induced blue haze. I then copied the selection to a new layer and adjusted the levels to darken the shadows and eliminate the blue-tinged lightness. I also used shadows and highlights to bring a bit of detail out of the shadows, plus some contrast tweaking. By placing the adjusted selection layer above the original, I got the effect reproduced above.

Ian

[Pops]

Re: Windmill

Hey ya missed a bit
Between the windmill structure and the blade positioned at 45 degrees on the right.

I keep toggling between them in my browser and I'm still not sure. It certainly has more beef to it.
Thanks for the 'How', that's interesting.

[LesleyO]

Re: Windmill

Love the windmill, but sure wish the vanes didn't line up so much with the horizon! Perhaps a slight change of perspective would have helped.
LesleyO

[Blithe]

Re: Windmill

I spotted this one the last time I was in here. Can I just say that I like both versions. The original, because the hazy, misty quality adds to the peaceful rustic feel of the photograph and I like the soft 'oaty' colours bringing the windmill right into focus - has more of a late summer feel to it though (I know, if the trees had leaves on them.)

The reworked one does have great clarity and the green fields make a lovely backdrop. Is it just me or does it make the hedges more blurry? It does accentuate the long shadows across the field which is nice.

But I think it's a great photograph whatever.